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R. H. CLARK.

U FLYING TARGET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, I919.

Patented Oct. 7,1919.

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' 'mediately'brea the upwardly inclined wings l and 11. The inclination to these: wings enables the target to lift somewhat from the line of-its' pro ection after the manner'of the. rising.

of game-birds when flushed. Wlien the" shot from the un strilres the body G it imis and falls after the manner of clay pigeons? nowin use. .7 7

,From the foregoing it is obvious that I efits to test 'marksmanship'. Many slight changes may bemade in the form' offthe several. parts embodied-in my target withof my invention' I I claim as my inventions- 1. A .flying target comprising [a body .out departing from the principle "and scope 77,20

V. shaped to resemble the contour of aebird and formed of friablematerial, such body having: outstretched flat wings secured to the body, saidwings being. upwardly. in-. clined toward the head of the body. i I 2. A flyingtargeacomprising a, body .shapedto resemble. the contour of a bird and formed of friable material, such body having outstretched: flat'wings secured to the upper portion of the. body, said wings being upwardly inclined toward the head of the body. 7 V v p I 3. A, flying targetf comprising a body V shaped to resemble the contour ofa' bird and formed of friable material, such' body having: outstretched flat wings secured to the .upper portion of'the body, said wings beingnpwardly inclined toward the head. of

the body and havingjtheir front corners rounded. r

4. A flying target comprisinga body shaped to resemble the contour of a bird "and. formed of friable material, said body having outstretched flat wings secured to the body," said wings being. upwardly inclined toward the head of the body, and tail 1 feathers secured'to the sides and top of the inclined oppositely disposed longitudinal slots formed win the bird;body, an oblong strip of stifl material passing through "said.

slots and frictionally held midwayltherein to form outstretched wings. i

6.-A flying target compr sing a body shaped .toaresemble the contour of a. bird and formed of friable -material, upwardly inclined oppositely disposed longitudinal slots formedintheibird body, an oblong flat strip of stilfmaterial 'passing through said slots and .-.frictionally:;held midway thereinto' form outstretchedwings the front edges of the wing strip being rounded. 1.

. 7. A flying target comprising-a {body "shaped :to resemble the contourhofa bird .70

and formed of friable material; said body having outstretched flat wings secured H to 'theybody, said wings being upwardly in-T' clined toward thejhead' of, the body,two'

shaped to resemble the contour of a bird ij and formed offriable material, upwardly '80 inclined oppositely I disposed longitudinal;

slots formedin the;bird*body, an oblong strip of stiff material passing through said slots and frictionally held midway therein e e to -form outstretched, wingsftwo holes formed in said body along its major longitudinal axis, and a. yieldingwasher aflixed on the tail end 7 of the body around one of said holes. i

9. A flying target comprising hollow body shaped to resemble the contour eta...

bird and formed of friable material, .oppopassing through said slots and secured sub-.1

stantially midway therein to form-gout stretched wings.

, 10. A flying target comprising a. body shaped to resemble the contour of a. bir'di, and formed of friable material, ,u wardly' inclined oppositely disposed longltudinal;

slots formed in the bird body, an oblongflat strip of stiff materialpassing through said slots and frictionally held midway .therein to form outstretched wings, two holes,

formed in said body'beneath. said slotsalong I "V V its'major longitudinalfaxis, and a yielding washer. aflixed :onthetaileiid' of the body 7 around one of said holes. 7

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